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The new site is on a pay-server. Consequently I have decided to give people the option of making a donation to the upkeep of the site - this is done by PayPal so is secure. Paypal take about 25p from each donation.

Please note: This site is (and will remain) FREE - there is absolutely no obligation to give me any money. Having said that, donations are gratefully received and will help offset my own costs and perhaps allow me to produce some new projects such as a set of exam DVDs that have been a long-term plan.

Thanks for your use of this site.

Alan.

Corrections:

Adam Iqbal from Warwick spotted an error on page 8 of the Quick Neuro file - the location of a subdural haematoma is between the Dura Mata and Arachnoid Mata not between the two layers of the Dura Mata as specified. Corrected Dec 09

Finals

I am currently working hard on a finals course, hopefully to run December or January. As yet I have no idea how much space I'll have so it will be first come, first served.

To reserve a place, email me:
a_j_mcleod@yahoo.co.uk

Feature Article
May-June 2010

How can you tell the difference between a basophil and a neutrophil?

Do you know what a Bite Cell is?

If you aren't sure then try one of the Pathology sections: Blood Cells

Updated May 2010

Recent Feature Articles:
Liver Function Tests (.html)
Acute Confusional State
Acute Nasal Presentations
Angina Pectoris
Acute Coronary Syndrome

Integrated Basic Sciences Revision

The iBSc site is now up and running and has eight cases on it as well as an index to topics covered - I hope to add a question weekly to test points that often appear in these exams or are often missed on revision.

Please don't leave it to the last minute - I estimate each question will take about half an hour and you will gain the most by doing some reading around parts that are particularly weak in your answers.

The link is on top of the page but also here for convenience

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Pharmacology	Contributors	Contact Me	iBSc	Pathology



mwap.co.uk F1 Job Applications It's that time of year again. Those of you sitting finals in a year will be looking to apply for your jobs soon. For those of you wanting an academic post this is even more urgent as opening date for applications is less than a week away on June 4th. For info on academic posts visit: http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/pages/academic-programmes For other posts visit: http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/pages/medical-students/how-to-apply New files (added in the last month or so) are now marked with (or NEW for those a month or so old) HTML files are identified with other files will be either .ppt or .doc As always, comments are welcome. Alan McLeod, May 25th 2010 a_j_mcleod@yahoo.co.uk

Quick Revision Notes Gastrointestinal (Alan McLeod) Dec 08 Musculoskeletal (Alan McLeod) May 09 Neurology (Alan McLeod) Dec 09 Renal (Alan McLeod) Feb 2010 Acute and Anaesthesia Acute loss of consciousness (Alan McLeod) Jun 06 Acute poisoning (Alan McLeod) Apr 07 Anaesthetic block objectives (Alan McLeod) Feb 06 Anaesthetic drugs (Alan McLeod) Feb 06 Blood transfusion (Alan McLeod) Jan 06 Multiple Trauma (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Postop complications (Alan McLeod) Jul 06 Preop assessment (Alan McLeod) Apr 07 Systems Cardiovascular Angina pectoris (Alan McLeod) Jun 09 Acute Coronary Syndrome (Alan McLeod) Jun 09 Arrhythmias (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Hypertension (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Peripheral vascular disease (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Care of the Elderly Cerebrovascular disease (Alan McLeod) - May 06 Confusion (Alan McLeod) Aug 09 Dermatology Skin Malignancies (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 Endocrine Diabetes - General (Alan McLeod) Jun 06 Type I and II DM (Alan McLeod) Jun 06 Long Term Complications of DM (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Diabetes in Special Situations (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Other metabolic disorders: investigations (Alan McLeod) Jun 08 Investigations Summary Table (by Vicky Smith) Jan 06 Thyroid disorders (Alan McLeod) Updated Jun 08 Adrenal disorders (Alan McLeod) May 07 Pituitary disorders (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) ENT General (Alan McLeod) Dec 05 ENT examination (Alan McLeod) Apr 09 ENT History (T Rockley) Feb 2010 Acute ear (T Rockley) Aug 09 Acute nasal (T Rockley) Aug 09 Acute throat / neck (T Rockley) Aug 09 Other acute ENT (T Rockley and A McLeod) Aug 09 Ear pathologies (Alan McLeod) Dec 05 Neck pathologies (Alan McLeod) Oct 06 Nose - epistaxes (by A. Butters and A. McLeod) May 07 Throat pathologies (by A. Butters and A. McLeod) Oct 06 Throat - sore (Amy Butters) Oct 06 Gastrointestinal / General surgical Acute Abdo Pain (Alan McLeod) Oct 07 Ascites (Alan McLeod) Apr 07 Bowel Cancer (Alan McLeod) Dec 05 Dyspepsia (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Dysphagia (Alan McLeod) Jul 06 Hernia (Alan McLeod) Dec 05 Jaundice and Hepatomegaly (co-authored with Vicky Smith) Dec 08 Interpreting LFTs (A. McLeod) Jan 2010 Malabsorption (Alan McLeod) Jul 06 Rectal Bleeding (Alan McLeod) Oct 07 Haematology Haem Malignancies (Lisa Cooper / Alan McLeod) May 08 Polycythemia (Lisa Cooper / Alan McLeod) May 08 Head and Neck See ENT, Neurology, Opthalmology and some sections of Endocrine Musculoskeletal and Trauma Bone cancers (Alan McLeod) Nov 08 Burns (Alan McLeod) Apr 07 Fractures 1 - general (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Fractures 2 - management principles (Alan McLeod) Jul 09 Fractures 3 - elderly (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Fractures 4 - children (Debbie Lewis) Dec 06 Joint pain - acute (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Metabolic bone disease (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Multiple Trauma (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Nerve Injuries (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 Other Conditions (Debbie Lewis and Alan McLeod) Jan 06 Soft Tissue Injuries (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 The limping child (Alan McLeod) Jul 07 Neurology Cerebrovascular disease (Alan McLeod) - May 06 Chronic disabling disease (Alan McLeod) Dec 06 Confusion (Alan McLeod) Aug 09 Epilepsy (Alan McLeod) - May 06 Headache (Alan McLeod) - May 09 HTML version Muscle and peripheral nerve lesions (Alan McLeod) Nov 06 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Abortion (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Bleeding PV (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Diagnosis of pregnancy (Alan McLeod) Dec 06 Discharge / ulceration (Alan McLeod) Apr 07 Examination (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 Foetal growth and dev (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Gynae cancers (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Infirtility / subfertility (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Intrauterine and neonatal death (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Labour: abnormal (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Labour: analgesia (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Labour: normal (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Labour: premature (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Menopause (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pelvic pain (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pre / ante natal services (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pregnancy: major complications (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pregnancy: medical problems (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pregnancy: multiple (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Pregnancy: unusual patients (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Prolapse (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Puerperium (Alan McLeod) Feb 07 Ophthalmology Eye Anatomy, conjunctiva and cornea (Alan McLeod) - May 06 Chronic visual loss (Alan McLeod) - Jul 07 Cataract (Alan McLeod) - May 06 Diabetic Retinopathy (Alan McLeod) - Nov 06 Paediatric Paediatrics - all paeds - approx 70 pages (Alan McLeod, Apr 08) Fractures 4 - children (Debbie Lewis) Feb 06 The limping child (Alan McLeod) Jul 07 Psychiatry A Guide to the Psychiatric History and Mental State Exam (Alan McLeod, Mar 06) MSE section only at the moment Basic Conditions (Alan McLeod, Mar 06) Some work still to do Self Harm (Alan McLeod, Mar 06) Legal Aspects (Alan McLeod, Jan 06) 'Sections' - a summary (Alan McLeod, Mar 06) Renal / Urology General (Alan McLeod) Unfinished Feb 07 Haematuria (Alan McLeod) Unfinished May 06 Proteinuria (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 Stone disease (Alan McLeod) May 06 Acute Renal failure (Alan McLeod) Jun 06 Respiratory Airflow limitation: Asthma & COPD (Ali Black & Alan McLeod) Jan 07 Respiratory infections (Alan McLeod) May 07 Respiratory failure (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Tuberculosis (Alan McLeod) Sep 06 Lung cancer (Alan McLeod) Dec 05 Sexual Health Contraception (Alan McLeod) Mar 07 HIV (Alan McLeod) Jan 07 Male sexual health (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 Sexually transmitted infections (Alan McLeod) Sep 07 Skills Differential Diagnosis (Alan McLeod) Aug 06 Interpreting LFTs (A. McLeod) Jan 2010 Major systems Examinations: All by Alan McLeod Abdominal Cardiovascular Musculoskeletal: Hip, Knee, Spine, Upper Limb and Hands Mental State Mini-mental state Neurological: Peripheral + cerebellar, Cranial Nerves, Snellen Chart (fold in half and laminate to use) Respiratory Special patients Diabetic (click here for a Snellen Chart - fold in half and laminate to use) DVT assessment Dysphagia ENT Gynaecologic (including speculum and bimanual pelvic examination) Hands Ischaemic leg / intermittant claudication Lumps and Bumps Multiple Sclerosis Obstetric (including speculum and bimanual pelvic examination) Off Legs / Falls Paediatric Renal Stroke / TIA Thyroid			Donations The new site is on a pay-server. Consequently I have decided to give people the option of making a donation to the upkeep of the site - this is done by PayPal so is secure. Paypal take about 25p from each donation. Please note: This site is (and will remain) FREE - there is absolutely no obligation to give me any money. Having said that, donations are gratefully received and will help offset my own costs and perhaps allow me to produce some new projects such as a set of exam DVDs that have been a long-term plan. Thanks for your use of this site. Alan. Corrections: Adam Iqbal from Warwick spotted an error on page 8 of the Quick Neuro file - the location of a subdural haematoma is between the Dura Mata and Arachnoid Mata not between the two layers of the Dura Mata as specified. Corrected Dec 09 Finals I am currently working hard on a finals course, hopefully to run December or January. As yet I have no idea how much space I'll have so it will be first come, first served. To reserve a place, email me: a_j_mcleod@yahoo.co.uk Feature Article May-June 2010 How can you tell the difference between a basophil and a neutrophil? Do you know what a Bite Cell is? If you aren't sure then try one of the Pathology sections: Blood Cells Updated May 2010 Recent Feature Articles: Liver Function Tests (.html) Acute Confusional State Acute Nasal Presentations Angina Pectoris Acute Coronary Syndrome Integrated Basic Sciences Revision The iBSc site is now up and running and has eight cases on it as well as an index to topics covered - I hope to add a question weekly to test points that often appear in these exams or are often missed on revision. Please don't leave it to the last minute - I estimate each question will take about half an hour and you will gain the most by doing some reading around parts that are particularly weak in your answers. The link is on top of the page but also here for convenience

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